BELGIUM Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Pieter Paepe and Christoph de Preter EDSON
EDSON is an independent law firm based in Brus- sels. EDSON is unique in the marketplace, owing to its integrated approach across four crucial pillars in the life cycle of any business – namely, data, markets, technology and innovation (DMTI). The firm supports businesses, entrepreneurs and governments in all areas of Belgian business law and EU law matters. EDSON is one of very few Belgian law firms with in- depth gaming expertise. Of note is the firm’s broad
regulatory expertise and wide experience in gaining and, if necessary, enforcing market entry. The team also provides day-to-day operations support to its gaming clientele. This covers a wide variety of ar- eas, including sponsorship deals, advertising, due diligence, acquisitions and divestments, IP, joint ven- tures and partnerships, data transactions, and con- sumer complaints litigation. The gaming team is fully integrated into EDSON’s core practice areas.
Authors
Pieter Paepe is an attorney-at-law at the Brussels Bar and a partner at EDSON, where he focuses on Belgian and EU business law, competition law and regulatory matters. Pieter assists numerous clients with Belgian gaming
Christoph de Preter is an attorney-at- law at the Brussels Bar and a partner at EDSON. Prior to founding EDSON, he served as chief commercial officer to Luciad and Hexagon Geospatial, leading both companies to
law. He also advises and represents gaming clients in competition and state aid matters. In addition, Pieter has a broad commercial and competition litigation practice. He has appeared in proceedings before the Belgian courts and the Belgian Competition Authority, as well as before the EC. He has handled several cases before the ECJ, including on the Belgian government’s behalf. He has helped Belgium to create ground-breaking precedents before the ECJ.
international expansion and profitable growth, before helping to build a leading IP and IT litigation practice as counsel at a major US law firm. Christoph started out as a research assistant at the Leuven University Centre for Law & IT, where his research covered internet content regulation and gaming law. As a result, he became a widely recognised expert in ISP, platform and intermediary liability, and advised numerous gaming companies, trade associations and gaming-sponsored sports clubs.
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